Urban Realism, Personal Diaries, Exam Prep, or Everyday Life 都市现实个人日记或其他，备考或记录生活

1. 151 我 I'm the Boss: Is It Really So Much to Ask the CEO to Wear Sheer Black Stockings? 我员工，让女总裁穿黑丝合理吧？ Eat the Shark吃掉鲨鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [One female lead + everyday urban life + sweet romance] Mu Ge is a genius trader at a company. Jiang Yanfei is a renowned financial queen in China. Their first encounter happened after Mu Ge got drunk. Drunk, Mu Ge returned to the company to get his phone! He discovered that someone was still in the CEO’s office! So he staggered over and kicked the door right open! And so, one drunk and one sober, a story began! Want to know what happened next? Read the full story! 6kReads8.6Score35714d adds
2. 152 都 Everyday Life in the City: A Rich Heir in Beijing 都市日常：富二代在京城 Xu Qifeng徐奇峰Urban1.6M WordsCompleted "Love in the Mortal World: My Wild Wife in the Capital" My name is Tang Feng. I used to be a combat sports athlete and achieved some impressive results. After retiring, I started a new life. I came to the capital to experience life, embarking on a winding, realistic, and thrilling journey. From the start, I shared a rental apartment. The landlady would later become my wife. She was beautiful and wild. 2kReads8.7Score14414d adds
3. 153 苏 Suzhou, Who Did You Give Your Tenderness To? 苏州，你的温柔给了谁 Lao Hai Zai捞嗨仔Urban638k WordsCompleted If not for that company-mandated health checkup, perhaps I would have married her! But it was precisely because of that checkup arranged by the company that I chose to break up with her! 789Reads8.2Score10914d adds
4. 154 我 My Qingdao Girl 我的青岛姑娘 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Celebrities] + [Female TV host] + [First love] + [Tenant] + [Older sister] + [Bad man] + [Super Big Tank Kobe] “I seriously can’t figure it out. With all these gorgeous women around, why do they have to like a guy like you?” My buddies are always asking me that. They all think I’m one of those men who believe women love a bad boy, but I’m really not a bad man! The truth is simple: we see women differently. They see a current starlet, the most beautiful woman in the entertainment industry. I see 33.2kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds
5. 155 我 My 26-Year-Old Tenant: A Lonely Sail on an Island 我的26岁女房客之海岛孤帆 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban185k WordsOngoing What exactly is love, and where does it come from? I can’t quite figure it out. Perhaps love is just a colorful butterfly: beautiful to look at, but impossible to get close to. If you really try to hold it tight in your hands, it struggles, and in struggling, rubs away all its color, leaving it pale forevermore. I think I understand a little why I’m so careful: I’m afraid that I might fail to touch her soul, yet rub away that beautiful layer of color. 19kReads9.3Score2.2k14d adds
6. 156 世 The Person Who Loves Me Most in the World 世界上最爱我的人 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.0M WordsCompleted The purest kind of love is this: you rejected me, and I’ll never resent you for it, but I won’t come near you again. If you ever need my help, I’ll still give everything I have to help you... 61.4kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
7. 157 我 My Irresistible Girlfriend 我的极品女友 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban1.6M WordsCompleted After suffering through several heartbreaks, he lived a miserable, dejected life. By chance, he found a briefcase and discovered that its owner was a beautiful woman. The two met at a coffee shop, then grew close when the rain brought them together. After several chance encounters, perhaps fate really had brought them together, and love was about to bloom. A poor loser fights his way back in love, as a tangled romance is about to unfold. 37.7kReads9.5Score4.2k14d adds
8. 158 病 The Yandere Actress Always Wants to Plot Against Me 病娇影后她总想对我图谋不轨 Yu Yuzi Yu郁郁子瑜Urban187k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented angst × one heroine × she chases him after the breakup × marriage before love × older woman/younger man romance × showbiz × campus] A story of mutual salvation between two people with psychological wounds! The male lead is a sickly beauty, gentle and soft-spoken, but not weak. The heroine mistreats him at first, then chases after him later. … Sickly Lin Qingran was abused by his father and abandoned by his mother as a child. Beneath his obedient exterior lay a heart frozen and rot 4.1kReads9.0Score37514d adds
9. 159 我 I Run! She Chases! My Yandere Sister Loves Me More Than Life 我逃！她追！病娇妹妹嗜我如命 Yu Yuzi Yu郁郁子瑜Urban301k WordsCompleted [One female lead (Lin Qingyin) × devoted love × slice of life × campus × entertainment industry × sweet at first, tragic later × happy ending] Trust me, this will be the most unusual yandere you've ever seen. On a snowy night in Lin Qingyu's childhood, his parents suddenly brought home a girl in ragged clothes. “Qingyu, come meet your little sister. Her name is Qingyin, Lin Qingyin.” After they had spent several years together, relatives took Lin Qingyin overseas, claiming she'd be able 4.3kReads9.4Score43314d adds
10. 160 雨 On a Rainy Night, My Yandere Sister Begged Me to Take Her In 雨夜，病娇妹妹求我收留 Hoshino Kami星野神来Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Extra sweet] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Light novel] + [Not self-insert] A landmine girl, an underground idol, a debuting voice actress, a childhood-friend editor, a doujin artist... After I made a wish, they all came to my side. To fight over the one and only female lead spot, they launched into a frenzied battle of romantic rivalry. Three years later, Lu Qing clasped his hands together. “Oh, God of Inspiration, I was immature back then. Please spare me...” A completely original story wit 52.3kReads9.5Score5.8k14d adds
11. 161 我 My Miss Reindeer 我的麋鹿小姐 Borrowing Wine Beneath the Moonlight月色赊酒Urban141k WordsOngoing An engineering student who is utterly rational, deeply depressed, and endlessly gentle watches love and academics both slip through his fingers after failing his postgraduate entrance exams. If his life is written in struggle, why not let go and do whatever he wants? Seeing through it all, he drifts between his rich second-generation girlfriend, a beautiful top student, and a top-tier starlet influencer. “I’m done being a clown who can’t even make a sound when he hits the ground!” 16Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    Kang Kang's book

12. 162 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 Old Ice Pop老冰棍Urban6.4M WordsOngoing When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 342.3kReads9.2Score17k14d adds

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    Well written, a good official of the people.

13. 163 让 You Asked Me to Take Your Sister to School, and You Got Together with the Teacher? 让你送妹妹上学，你和老师好上了 Write Another Chapter再写一章Urban587k WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] Jiang Ning is an obscure online novelist who loves writing romance. When his parents had to go back to their hometown to visit relatives, he was tasked with taking his younger sister to school to register. He thought it would be an ordinary first-day registration, never suspecting that the wheels of fate had begun to turn. Jiang Wan: “Bro, do you like Teacher Zhang? I think she’s great. I want her to be my sister-in-law!” He t 13.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
14. 164 重 Back in Senior Year: Don't Miss That Silly Girl Again 重回高三别再错过那个傻女孩 Writes Through All Four Seasons四季执笔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A romance with one heroine. There are more female characters early on, but all the loose ends will be tied up later. The male lead is no womanizer or scumbag: he’ll love only one person! Shen Moqing loved the wrong person, groveling for her until he was left with nothing. Only after he died did he learn that a girl had sincerely loved him for a long time. While alive, he had helped Tang Luoyan twice without giving it a second thought, but she remembered it for the rest of her life. After he died 2kReads7.3Score13914d adds
15. 165 风 The Wind Goes Unnoticed 风不知觉 Stars qwq星辰qwqUrban383k WordsOngoing A sweet, slice-of-life urban romance with one female lead, no System, and no rebirth When Luo Yimo first arrived at T University, his talent won him the admiration of many girls. But with no experience in love, he felt nothing about it, until he met Lu Xinyue, the campus beauty and an upperclasswoman... 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a new book, but it's very sweet and without any angst. The characters are very realistic, and the confession line appears around chapter 50.

16. 166 官 A Fortunate Career in Government: It All Began When I Met Her 官运：从遇到她开始 Curious Tyrant Rabbit猎奇霸王兔Urban4.5M WordsCompleted Upright and incorruptible, yet shrewd and decisive. He hates evil with a passion, but knows the art of political struggle. Li Chuniang is a Bao Gong-style official. The more setbacks he faces, the braver he becomes. He will never compromise! He is determined to make his mark on this path! 38.7kReads9.1Score4.8k14d adds

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    A great book! An exposé of officialdom! The male and female protagonists are very positive role models!

17. 167 离 After Our Divorce, My Boss Turned Around and Promoted Me 离婚后，领导转身就提拔了我 Jiangnan Talent江南才子Urban3.5M WordsCompleted His new book, The Number One Secret in Officialdom: From the Start, I Was Sent to an Asylum, is now available. Your support is welcome! Two paternity tests shattered Zhao Shu’s world: neither child was his! His wife had betrayed him, and he angrily divorced her! At the lowest point in his life, his ability and resolve happened to catch a superior’s eye, and he entered the world of officialdom. Fueled by the anger of betrayal, Zhao Shu cuts through every obstacle, rising from head of security to 11.9kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
18. 168 官 The Official's Path: Rising to Prominence from a Funeral Home 官道：从殡仪馆平步青云 A Crystal Grape一颗水晶葡萄Urban3.2M WordsCompleted With a touch of scholarly refinement and a strong sense of justice, Zhang Yuanqing had been thriving in the officialdom until he hit a major setback. Then his girlfriend betrayed him, and he was banished to conduct research at a funeral home. Faced with deceit and sinister schemes, he refused to give up, finding a way to survive against all odds. Armed with the skill to bring down dragons, he set out from a humble background to forge a path to the very top. I am but a commoner from Jiangbei. 55.7kReads9.4Score5.4k14d adds
19. 169 风 The Dashing Grandmaster Niu Baoguo 风流宗师牛保国 Li Genshuo李根硕Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional] Niu Kui, a martial arts grandmaster who had defeated every opponent across the Nine Provinces, became a public enemy because he fought dirty. His treacherous foes conspired to kill him. When he awoke again, he discovered he had been reborn as Niu Baoguo, a disgraced urban tai chi master... “Alas! This body is old and ugly. Starting a family will be a long and arduous road~” 16.2kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
20. 170 杨 Yang Yu's Story: The MLM Years 杨宇传之传销往事 Thunder on a Rainy Day下雨天打雷Urban595k WordsCompleted What is a pyramid scheme? Can you make it work? How did Yang Yu get involved in one? What happened to him there, and what did he see? Why do so many people get involved? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 171 星 Vows Beneath the Stars 星下的誓言 User449744 Xiaoxuan用户449744小轩Urban50k WordsOngoing Overview Under the Stars is a modern urban romance about the tender love story of Lin Xingchen and Lu Shiyan, from their first meeting to knowing and loving each other. Set beneath a starry sky, the novel follows the pair as they face life's hardships and challenges together, ultimately making an eternal vow beneath the stars. Character Introduction 1. Lin Xingchen: The male lead, a talented architect whose designs brim with creativity and imagination. 1. Lu Shiyan: The female lead, a kind and g —Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 172 华 The Last Traditional Chinese Doctor in China 华夏最后一个中医 Yiwu Yu亿屋鱼Urban515k WordsCompleted Chen Qing is a young Chinese medicine practitioner just starting out. On his first day seeing patients, he discovers that he can actually hear his patients’ internal organs talking... Spleen: Brrr, it’s so cold. That fatty ate thirteen popsicles yesterday. I nearly froze to death. Lungs: Don’t get me started. He spent all night burping yesterday. I couldn’t get a wink of sleep. What a pain in the lungs. Liver: Stop complaining. He’s just a little greedy. It’s no big deal. Look at how he’s stayed 42.8kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds
23. 173 继 After Inheriting a Billion-Dollar Fortune, I Found My Birth Parents 继承亿万家产后，我找到了亲生父母 Riding the Clouds踏云而来Urban2.2M WordsCompleted “Actually, I’m not your biological father. I adopted you from an orphanage.” Li Mingzhe, the sole heir to a fortune worth billions, is stunned! His biological parents are someone else entirely! After his adoptive father passes away, Li Mingzhe follows his last wishes and begins searching for his biological parents in the vast sea of humanity. Before long, he learns that his parents are alive and that he has an older sister! He doesn’t dare reveal his current identity before they reunite. So he d 36.7kReads7.5Score2.6k14d adds

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    Not bad, the author put a lot of effort into it.

24. 174 重 Reborn: My New Life 重生之我新的生活 King Li of the Sea God Temple海神庙的离王Urban390k WordsOngoing Xu Qiang spent his life achieving nothing. A car accident in middle age sent him back to when he was fifteen, giving him the chance to start a new life with the memories and experience of his previous one. Starting with a breeding farm, he made his way through the political landscape and gradually entered agriculture, food, clothing, real estate development, online shopping platforms, new energy, electronic technology, short videos, and many other industries. He eventually reached the top of the 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    After its rebirth, every step is taken with a down-to-earth approach, meticulously planned down to each day, yet each step is interconnected. The political and business aspects are gradually laid out, making it well worth watching.

25. 175 带 A Girlish Boy Raising a Child Is Forced Into a Relationship by a Yandere CEO 带娃小男娘被病娇女总裁强制爱 Teng Xiao藤小Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Cross-dressing dad raising a child + strong woman, weak man + yandere + love triangle drama + multiple women + corruption] Question: “What should you do if your boss is your ex-girlfriend?” Answer: “Even if you survive, you’ll be skinned alive.” Question: “What if your ex-girlfriend is also a yandere?” Answer: “You’re as good as dead. Run!” Su Luo, a corporate drone who went back and forth between home and work every day, had never given the question a thought. By the time it was staring h 7.9kReads7.7Score59114d adds
26. 176 炮 I'm Just a Cannon Fodder Extra, and I Only Want to Stay Away from the Chosen One 炮灰龙套的我，只想远离天命之女 Serious One Punch认真一拳Urban232k WordsCompleted When Jiang Xuan was eight, he obtained a check-in System. After ten years of checking in, the Heavenly Dao discovered the System. Before the System ran away, Jiang Xuan finally learned that his world was a novel, and that he had originally been a cannon-fodder character in it. After learning his role, Jiang Xuan only wanted to keep a low profile and live a carefree life. But things turned out differently than expected. A certain female soldier queen: “Call off the engagement? You're playing 4.2kReads6.4Score27714d adds
27. 177 穿 Reincarnated as a Blond Step-Mom? But I'm a Guy! 穿成黄毛继母？可我是男的啊！ Old Sea Man老海人Urban220k WordsCompleted [Feminine Boy + Secretly Satisfying, No Angst + Dad Friend] Lin Ruo'an transmigrated into a comic and inherited a sizable fortune from the start. But he had transmigrated into an adult comic, of all things, as the yellow-haired man's stepmother. His danger level was off the charts! The problem was, Lin Ruo'an was so beautiful he looked like a girl, yet he was a bona fide man. To prevent himself from going down a dark path, Lin Ruo'an decided to fight back. Little did he know, being a feminine bo 23Reads5.4Score514d adds
28. 178 重 Reborn: Every Girl Around Me Is a Hidden Treasure 重生：我的身边全是宝藏女孩 Xi Ren夕人Urban145k WordsCompleted At thirty, he had been struggling through the mire of the workplace, working day and night for a meager salary. Meanwhile, the small stresses of daily life had left his family relationships on the brink of collapse. Then an accident miraculously sent him back to when he was twenty. This time, he would no longer settle for an ordinary life or bow to fate. Armed with the mature mindset of a thirty-year-old and a clear understanding of the future, he seized every fleeting business opportunity and f —Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 179 顶 The Ultimate Torment! The Tsundere Heiress Kidnaps Me and Takes Me Home 顶级折磨！被傲娇大小姐强掳回家 A Ji阿祭Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [The short drama and animated series are both out!!!] [Heiress of a prestigious family + unstable, lovesick obsessive + possessive, devoted husband-lover] [Detailed everyday life] [Regret story + no forgiveness] [No System + no rebirth] [Single heroine] [A daily romance built on coercion] [Chasing his husband through the fire of regret] After Xu Jie, the Xu family's real young master who had been missing for years, was brought home, their adopted son, Lin Feng, was driven out by his three older 66.7kReads8.9Score5.1k14d adds
30. 180 口 I Went Too Far With My Flirting, and My Childhood Friend Came Knocking 口嗨太过分，被青梅找上门了 Is This Really a Pigeon这真的是一只鸽子嘛Two Female Leads270k WordsOngoing [Dual female leads + cozy everyday life + no System] Because she has social anxiety, the young Chen Xi fears talking to strangers face-to-face. The internet has become the place where she can speak her mind freely. In a group chat, she can talk with people who share her interests or post some wildly outrageous nonsense. Then one day, after posting in the group as usual, she went to pick up the takeout she'd left by the door, only to find a beautiful older woman waiting there. “Cutie, I've come t 38Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 181 让 I Told You to Confess, So Why Did You Hit on the Underworld Boss's Daughter? 让你表白，你找上黑道千金？ Mu Twenty-Nine暮二十九Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [System + family + one heroine + sweet everyday romance + lighthearted comedy] Su Jiang is a first-year university student who unexpectedly awakens a System. [Host, confess your feelings to someone of the opposite sex within thirty seconds. Fail, and you die immediately!] With no other choice, Su Jiang confesses to An Rou, the class beauty, in front of the whole class. Su Jiang: “An Rou, I like you. Would you go out with me?” An Rou: “What do you like about me?” Su Jiang: “Uh… your legs are real 58.7kReads9.4Score6.1k14d adds
32. 182 宦 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 247.2kReads9.5Score26.9k14d adds
33. 183 从 From Corner Shop to Comeback 从小卖部开始逆袭 Boiled Water in a Wine Bottle酒瓶装白开Urban252k WordsOngoing Wholesale, business rivalries, and product operations! A sales story about the liquor industry, a subject no one has written about before! A little guy grows step by step, with endless hardship and heartache... Some people say my name is too ordinary. What do they know? I chose it to keep a low profile. The truth is, I consider myself truly extraordinary. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 184 八 My Eight Older Sisters Dote on Me, and They're All Obsessed with Spoiling Their Little Brother! 八个姐姐独宠我，全是扶弟狂魔！ Keke Gets Chubby柯柯吃胖胖Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Adorable little cultivator + lighthearted, funny entertainment + doted on by the whole family + child bridegroom] He grew up scraping by in the social underbelly, never knowing he had eight peerless biological older sisters. The eldest sister is hailed as a once-in-a-century business queen. The second sister is a military heroine who commands troops on the frontier. The third sister... No one knows how many secret identities this five-year-old boy is hiding. The Phoenix Maiden of Huaxi 6.4kReads9.3Score69714d adds
35. 185 我 How Could My Sweet, Well-Behaved Little Sister Be a Yandere? 我乖巧可爱的妹妹怎么会是病娇 Bai Yun Yue Xue白韵月雪Urban328k WordsCompleted [Detailed storytelling] + [Slow start] + [Urban everyday life] + [Slice of life] + [Raising a younger sister] + [Light novel] Chu Ci suffers from severe depression caused by enduring repeated psychological trauma. After being forced to face one more unbearable truth, Chu Ci finally can’t take it anymore. One rainy night, Chu Ci has an accident and finds himself in a whole new world. The challenges he faces there are complicated, and since he is still a child, he has no way to deal with them. 76Reads5.9Score—14d adds
36. 186 攻 Winning Over the Girl of Misfortune, I’ve Never Regretted It 攻略厄运少女，我从未后悔 Bai Yun Yue Xue白韵月雪Urban158k WordsOngoing [Unlucky Girl] [One-Sided Pursuit] [Heart in Love] [Subtle and Detailed] Mu Yibai, who only pursued relationships for mutual benefit and had no interest in love, unexpectedly found himself inside a dating game called Heart in Love. There, he had to win over a pitiful girl with a terrible reputation. Mu Yibai really wasn't very good at pursuing a girl with a knack for bad luck. He didn't have many tricks up his sleeve, so he could only rely on careful planning to achieve his goal... —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 187 我 There Are More and More Yanderes Around Me 我身边的病娇越来越多了 Bai Yun Yue Xue白韵月雪Urban251k WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Lighthearted Daily Life]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Slight Yandere] It wasn’t until after getting married that Yu Ye discovered Su M빙, the woman he’d been dating for a little over two months, was a yandere!!! Before they married, she had always been an understanding, gentle, and considerate mature woman. It was only after their wedding that Su M빙 showed her true colors, first displaying an intense possessiveness, then an obsessive need to control him. After being locked up in Su M빙’s vil 113Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 188 我 I Saved a Girl with an Emotional Disorder 我救赎了个有情感障碍的少女 Bai Yun Yue Xue白韵月雪Urban133k WordsOngoing [Sweet] [Healing] [True Love] [Psychologically Realistic] [Light Novel] [Redemption] A girl with emotional disorders, a gangster heiress with multiple personalities, and an obsessive virtual idol loli: I redeemed them all, one by one. But after saving them, Qingyi discovered that the person most in need of redemption was actually "Me? Heh... No way... I don't need to be saved." —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 189 我 I Read a Love Letter at the Podium, and the Cold School Beauty Regretted It 我上讲台念情书，高冷校花后悔了 Fox Mushroom狐菌Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Cool-and-distant sweetheart, lovesick older beauty, gentle but deadly younger woman, beautiful vanguard commander, angel investor] Chen Sheng returns to the day his love letter is put on trial, ten days before the college entrance exams. Because he’s shameless, the aloof campus beauty turns into a clingy, whimpering sweetheart. The possessive older beauty loves him and gets jealous, but is also generous, and becomes the family’s chief steward. 83.2kReads9.4Score7.4k14d adds
40. 190 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks 官路扶摇 Listening to Flowers Along the Snowy Road雪路听花Urban8.6M WordsOngoing In his previous life, after his wife, the deputy town head, divorced him, Cui Xiangdong flew into a rage and made a terrible mistake that haunted him for the rest of his life! Decades later, he inexplicably returns to this crucial moment! Now he must face his wife, the deputy town head, as she asks for a divorce once more. What will he do this time? 76kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds
41. 191 重 Reborn: Back in the 1980s to Make My Fortune 重生：回到八零当富翁 Frenzied Banana发飙的芭蕉Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A rebirth story set in a bygone era, with no mindless wish fulfillment, a single heroine, no courtyard-house drama, and a warm, everyday feel. Xu Erlong is reborn, returning to the eve of the day his family forced him to haul bricks at a black kiln to pay for his cousin's university education. Why should his cousin get meat while he has to make do with bran? Why should his cousin go to university while he is forced to haul bricks? Xu Erlong refuses to put up with it any longer and decisively 18.4kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
42. 192 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8k14d adds

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    It's incredibly beautiful and very captivating.

43. 193 把 After Pushing Me Onto Her Best Friend, My Contract Wife Broke Down in Tears 把我推给闺蜜后，合约妻子哭惨了 Immortal of Longevity长寿仙Urban937k WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: The Mistaken Love Contract is now streaming After getting drunk, Su Qianqian, the eldest daughter of the Su family, crashed into a truck and lost the use of both legs. She then sought out Lin Mo, a bar singer, and signed a three-year marriage contract with him. For the next three years, Lin Mo took meticulous care of Su Qianqian. He looked after her every need and constantly put up with her volatile moods. Thanks to his devoted care, her legs gradually recovered. But t 6kReads6.4Score41714d adds

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    While the author attempts to explore profound themes, the complex plot structure sometimes made the story difficult to follow. Furthermore, some dialogue felt unnatural, affecting my immersion in the characters. Nevertheless, it's worth a try for history buffs.

44. 194 世 The Life of Young Master Shigui 世贵少爷的一生 Li Wanping李宛平Urban122k WordsOngoing Like waves sweeping everyone forward, fate carried people onward. Amid the great surges of the last century, Li Shigui, a poor man's son, lived through the Great Famine, the Japanese invasion of China, land reform, the fiery revolutionary years, reform and opening-up, and the rise of township enterprises. He became both a participant in and a witness to the great changes of his age. History does not break cleanly in two; it moves forward gradually. Spanning nearly sixty years, the novel portrays —Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 195 深 Shenzhen, Beguiling After Dark 深圳，夜色迷人 Nan Xiaohua南小华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A tale of business rivalries and political intrigue set against the backdrop of Shenzhen, following Chen Binnan’s remarkable journey south in pursuit of success. This story is dedicated to all the brothers who have headed south, north, or east to make their way in the world! 52.9kReads9.6Score6.3k14d adds

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    This is a rare gem of a book! This is the first time I've ever recommended one after reading for so long!!! I'm about to face another reading slump.

46. 196 别 No Other Choice 2 别无选择2 But Jiang Dong不过冮东Urban182k WordsCompleted I, Lin Zilong, am a cadre at a state-owned enterprise. All I want is to do my job honestly and work my way up through my own efforts. Why won’t you give me a way out? Why force me to become a “coal boss”! If I could turn back time, I’d walk the road I took in the first half of my life all over again! 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend this period novel, which is almost like a documentary. It's very down-to-earth and a great read!

47. 197 佛 Buddha's Son of Heaven 佛子天 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [No System, no golden finger, an underdog's comeback, a grim early story and a thrilling later one! Anti-drug operations + counterespionage + a brutal start + underworld conflicts + love of country and family] With a mysterious background, a strange family, and a vast shadow lurking behind him, a student with a tragic past is driven to become a madman feared by both the underworld and the legitimate world! A madman who wants to turn the entire world upside down! He crushes the demons and monster 15kReads9.4Score2.5k14d adds

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    From the Dark Sea to the Buddha's Paradise, the plot is fast-paced and engaging; a must-see.

48. 198 绝 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 Little Bird Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖小鸟Urban332k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 28.9kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
49. 199 原 Genshin Impact: I Found a Nahida in the Rain 原神：雨中捡到一只纳西妲 God of Defense防御之神Anime Fanfiction329k WordsOngoing [Heartwarming] [Healing] [A Little Sweetness in Your Coffee] [Tender Romance] [A Growth Diary] [Pure Love] “Big brother, you're home! “Big brother, if you don't want Nahida anymore, then Nahida will go eat grass and drink rainwater.” “Big brother, can you come home early today and spend some time with Nahida...?” After an accident takes Bueyesi's parents, he has no one left to rely on. He was already being pushed into depression, and now he's all alone in this world. He's only a middle schooler, 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Basically meets the criteria; not mindless; has sound values.

50. 200 我 I Just Reincarnated, So How Did I Become a Scumbag? 我刚重生，怎么就成渣男了 Unworried Stinky Mandarin Fish臭鳜鱼不愁Urban1.3M WordsCompleted If you could live your life over again and return to nineteen, with the girl you loved in your youth but could never have still running toward you, her ponytail swinging from side to side, what would you choose? 8.2kReads7.9Score51614d adds

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    The ending was pretty good, handled reasonably and didn't feel out of place, it was just a bit short.

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